Hey peeps. Would this make a good quote for Contemplate Our Navels?
Never mind, it's less funny reading it over.
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edited 25th Aug '09 6:50:32 PM by Eriksson
Yes, Eriksson. I've never seen epistemological realism used in a joke before.
[1] This facsimile operated in part by synAC.Celine Dion and Avril Lavigne? Canada owes a lot to the music world.
What's the frequency Kenneth?|In case of war.Has anyone read The History Of The Devil by Clive Barker? The devil shouldn't be this adorable, it should be a crime.
The lies spread about Gurren Lagann on the previous page fill me with sadness!
Basically.
It just... really pains me to see how common the notion is that if something's silly, it can't be taken seriously. I mean, TTGL is absurdly over the top, sure, but why should that mean anything about how seriously it can be taken? I'm quite sure that the creators knew what they were doing, and with some particular exceptions, I'm quite sure that "parody" or something was not what they had in mind.
I mean, it's not just that show. Take, for example, Pollyanna
from Mother. It's all child-like and cuddly-sweet and stuff, and probably the only reason anyone does take it seriously is because it's associated with Mother. What about other songs, like all those pretty dance songs made several decades ago, like "United" and whatnot? Why can't nobody take those seriously as what they stand for? Like, what about Scatman John? Does the fact that he got popular in cooperation with some guy who added simplistic pop stuff to his singing make him any less of a sincere singer? And does it make you stupid to sincerely enjoy something like Caramelldansen?
I guess I just feel pretty alone in my rejection of the concepts of "narm" and "Guilty Pleasure" and "Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids!" and stuff...

I'm looking forward to quoting funny passages of this book, because nobody will ever understand them! And well, if somebody does understand them, then we obviously have a common interest! Hooray for obscurity!
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